James Madden, left, and Brian Hayes of Dublin celebrate after the All-Ireland SHC quarter-final win over Limerick at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo: Daire Brennan/Sportsfile
A sensation. The shock of the hurling summer. The shock of the hurling decade?
When it was over, Niall Ó Ceallacháin fell into a hysterical conclave with his selectors. The last time he was here, on the line for a championship match, was Na Fianna’s virtuoso All-Ireland final win in January.